Hokkien?

Cherry Xu · Post by **Cherry Xu** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:56 am

Why is minnan called Hokkien

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:01 am

In South-East Asia, most Chinese from Fujian Province hail from Minnan region. Hence Fujian and Minnan are synonymous in this region. Hokkien is the Minnan pronuciation of Fujian.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:25 am

Anonymous wrote:In South-East Asia, most Chinese from Fujian Province hail from Minnan region. Hence Fujian and Minnan are synonymous in this region. Hokkien is the Minnan pronuciation of Fujian.

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